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Underkeeper
Level
2
Intermediate · like GCSEs
Length
1.5 yr
typical
Sector
Agriculture, environmental and animal care
Pay
Paid
you earn while training
In a nutshell
Participate in habitat management, pest and predator control and animal husbandry in support of a shooting enterprise.
What you'd do
Feed and water game birds in rearing pens daily
Carry out lawful predator control humanely as directed by the keeper
Maintain release pens, feeders, and shooting drives
Walk the beat to monitor wildlife and identify predators
Assist with driven shoots and picking-up days
Carry out countryside maintenance such as hedge and ditch work
What you'd learn
Game bird rearing, releasing, and feeding programmes
Lawful, humane predator and pest control methods
Habitat and woodland management for game and wildlife
Firearm and shotgun safety, licensing, and handling
Dog handling and working with trained gundogs
Animal health, welfare, and disease recognition
Ready to look for a place?
See live Underkeeper apprenticeship vacancies on the official government service.
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